Southwestern Bell To Kick Off On-Line Balloting
9/2/1999 12:00:00 AM | Football
Sept. 2, 1999
DALLAS,TX - Think of it as "e-balloting." That's right, Big 12 fans now have the chance to cast their votes on-line for the Southwestern Bell Fans' Choice Big 12 Player of the Week Award that will include scholarship awards for schools and valuable prize opportunities for Big 12 fans.
Southwestern Bell will donate $500 to the general scholarship fund of the university represented by the Southwestern Bell Fans' Choice Player of the Week, which will be announced each Thursday. Fans may select the player by casting votes on the Internet (www.swbellfanschoice.com or www.big12sports.com). Each Internet vote automatically qualifies participants with the opportunity to win Big 12 merchandise and trips to the Southwestern Bell Cotton Bowl, Nokia Sugar Bowl and Sylvania Alamo Bowl.
In addition to the Fans' Choice Player of the Week, Southwestern Bell's Big 12 sponsorship also includes:
? Southwestern Bell Big 12 Football Player of the Week - Southwestern Bell will sponsor the Player of the Week program administered by the Conference throughout the football season. In conjunction with the Player of the Week award, Southwestern Bell also is title sponsor of the Southwestern Bell Big 12 Player of the Year and Southwestern Bell Coach of the Year awards. ? The Southwestern Bell Homecoming Giveaway - In association with Big 12 Corporate Partner Phillips 66, Southwestern Bell will provide fans the opportunity to win $100,000 in cash and thousands of other Big 12 prizes. Fans may call 1-877-Big12Fun (1-877-244-1238) to register for prizes and to hear about special Big 12 discounts available from Southwestern Bell. No purchase is necessary to participate.
"Southwestern Bell is pleased to partner with the Big 12 Conference in activities that benefit education, local communities and our customers," said Ray Wilkins, president and CEO of Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. "We encourage Big 12 fans and Southwestern Bell customers to participate in activities which help provide scholarship funds for Big 12 schools."
Southwestern Bell's Big 12 Conference sponsorship complements the company's existing relationships with Baylor, Kansas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Missouri, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, the Southwestern Bell Cotton Bowl and the Sylvania Alamo Bowl.
SBC Communications Inc. (www.sbc.com) is a global leader in the telecommunications industry, with 52 million voice grade equivalent lines and 8.3 million wireless customers across the United States, as well as investments in telecommunications businesses in nine foreign countries. Under the Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell, SNET, Nevada Bell and Cellular One brands, SBC, through its subsidiaries, offers a wide range of innovative services. SBC offers local and long-distance telephone service, wireless communications, data communications, paging, Internet access, and messaging, as well as telecommunications equipment, and directory advertising and publishing. SBC has more than 130,000 employees and its annual revenues rank it in the top 50 among Fortune 500 companies.
